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October 18, 2016 Ghana: New Debt Trap
"Ghana is in a debt crisis. Despite having had significant amounts
of debt canceled a decade ago, the country is losing around 30% of
government revenue in external debt payments each year. Such huge
payments are only possible because Ghana has been able to take on
more loans from institutions such as the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), which are used to pay the interest on debts to previous
lenders, whilst the overall size of the debt increases. "
September 14, 2015 West Africa: Tax Giveaway Follies
"Our research shows that three countries alone – Ghana, Nigeria and
Senegal – are losing up to $5.8 billion a year. If the rest of
ECOWAS lost revenues at similar percentages of their GDP, total
revenue losses among the 15 ECOWAS states would amount to $9.6
billion a year [due to tax incentives offered to foreign
companies]." - Action Aid and Tax Justice Network Africa
Jul 10, 2009 USA/Africa: Obama in Ghana, What Kind of Change?
President Barack Obama's trip to Ghana, beginning today, will be
rich in symbolism. But those hoping for a new
direction in U.S. Africa policy are tempering their hopes with
skepticism. The issue posed, parallel to that in other policy
spheres, is to what extent change will remain symbolic or reflect
substantive shifts, even if small, away from U.S. policies based on
unilateral geostrategic goals or unexamined economic policy
assumptions.
Jan 13 2009 Ghana: Economic Challenges
Jan 13 2009 Ghana: Political Kudos
Feb 5, 2008 Africa: Dramatic Anti-Malaria Results
Jul 5, 2005 Ghana: Playing Chicken
Mar 29, 2005 Ghana: Medical Skills Drain
Dec 19, 2004 Ghana: Election Commentary
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
April 9, 2018 Africa: Storybooks in African Languages
March 12, 2018 Africa/Global: Charting Where They Hide the Money, 2
March 12, 2018 Africa/Global: Charting Where They Hide the Money, 1
January 29, 2018 Africa/Global: Humanitarian Attention Deficits
January 15, 2018 Africa/Global: World Trends in Inequality
December 11, 2017 Africa/Global: Paradise Papers, Plus
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